Background Metadata are created to describe the corresponding data in a detailed and
unambiguous way and is used for various applications in different research areas, for …

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease, the research community is producing
unprecedented efforts dedicated to better understand and mitigate the effects of the …

Abstract ViruSurf, available at http://gmql. eu/virusurf/, is a large public database of viral
sequences and integrated and curated metadata from heterogeneous sources (RefSeq …

The pandemic outbreak of the coronavirus disease has attracted attention towards the
genetic mechanisms of viruses. We hereby present the Viral Conceptual Model (VCM) …

The integration of genomic metadata is, at the same time, an important, difficult, and well-
recognized challenge. It is important because a wealth of public data repositories is …

As available genomic interval data increase in scale, we require fast systems to search
them. A common approach is simple string matching to compare a search term to metadata …

Variant visualization plays an important role in supporting the viral evolution analysis,
extremely valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic. VirusViz is a web-based application for …

Thousands of new experimental datasets are becoming available every day; in many cases,
they are produced within the scope of large cooperative efforts, involving a variety of …

Motivation The ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and the rapid emergence of variants of
concern at distinct geographic locations have relevant implications for the implementation of …

Public access to well-organized migration data repositories is rare. While open migration
data are available, most are dispersed, challenging their organization. This work uses a …